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J. P. LEE. MAGAZINE GUN.

No. 506,322. Patented 001;. 1o, 1893.

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J. P. LEE.

. 'MAGAZINE GUN. No. 506,322. Patented Oct. 10,18%.

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J. PjLEE.

' MAGAZINE GUN.

(No Model.)

Patented Oct. 10,1893.

I 109, of the receiver.

- stock is shown. 5o ally placed the escutcheon-plate 5-i, which/ bedrawn back as one member of the gunmechanism, as illustrated in Fig. 1,and afterward pushed forward, as illustra-ted by dotted lines in saidfigure, at which time the ir- 5 ing-pin-arm 26 engages the rearward end38 of the sear 39, and is thereby held retracted during the remainingforward movement of the boltmechanism. This latter forward movementcarries the bolt-actuator-arm 33 1o forward of said tiring-pin-catch 27,and thus zo drawing the cartridge for a short distance,

by means of the extractor-hook @t7 engaging l The the rim or head, 189,of the cartridge. bolt, therefore, in the form thereof herein shown,constitutes not only a sliding bolt for z5 the closing of the gun andfor pushing forward the cartridges thereinto, but also constitutes apowerful lever for starting the cartridge-shell from its seat withinthegun-chaniber. The projections, as 20, at the forward 3o end and lowerpart of the bolt, serve to support the cartridgehead from falling duringthc retraction of the cartridge bythe engagement of the retractorhook 47with the rim thereof. Said projections, when the bolt is locked in aforward position, enter two small recesses4 formed in the rearward endof the barrel. On thebarrel, between said recesses, is a projectionhaving a concaved face, 50, suitably inclined for receiving the forward4o end of the cartridge when this is driven forward by the bolt, and forguiding vsaid cartridge upward into the rearof the barrel. At thelright-hand inner side of the barrel, a suitable notch should be formedto receive the projecting forward end, or hook, 47, of the extractor.

In Figs. l, 2 Yand 3a shfort portion of the rearward part of the tip 53of the gun- On the end of this tip is nsuforms a guide for the insertionof the n1agazine. Through the forward end of said escutcheon passesascrew, (i0, which extends through said tip 53 and screws into the for-55 ward end of the receiver, asshownin Figs. l

and 3. The breech-piece (il of the stock is tted to the under side ofthe receiverand between the reoeiverand the strap 62 of the guardblock59; the forward end ofthe breech- 6o piece being fittedwithin theside-walls of said block. 'lhe screw 65 passes th rough the rearward endof the receiver through the stock, andscrews into'the rearward end ofsaid strap 62, as willlie understood from Fig. l. The

guard'btoclt 59 is centrally :nortised at the forward.y end thereof toreceivethe magazine catch (Se, which is pivoted at 67, and carriesat.its upper end, by a pivot, 68, the ejectorarm 60; which arm is setinto a slot formed in the upper end of said niagazine-catch,and has anactuating-arm, 71, which reaches upward into the groove '72 formed intheunder side of the bolt E. Said groove, at its for-y ward end, is shapedat 73 to form a cam, which on the retraction of the bolt strikes saidarm 7l of the ejector and throws this downward into the position shownby solid lines in Fig. 1, thereby ejecting the shell up1 ward throughthe mortise 6 of the receiver. This cartridgeshell ejector is soarranged with relation to the sliding bolt, receiver and cartridge-case,that it will normally lie between the two columns of cartridgessupported upon the follower in the cartridge-case at the rear endthereof without obstructing the free passage o f the cartridges upwardtothe ring- `chamber of the gun, and permits the car` tridges of eachcolumn of cartridges to be fed upward alternately each side of saidejector into proper position to be alternately engaged by the slidingbolt in its forward movement. By this construction and arrangement thecartridge-shell ejector is in axial alignment with the sliding bolt andconsequently in the path of movement of the extracted cartridgeshell, soit. also actspin the nature of a guide to prevent over-ridinginipingement of the uppermost cartridges of adjacent columns.

rThe magazine-catch (i6 is shown pivotallysupported or journaled, on twoprojections set in corresponding sockets, or pivot-bearings, formed inthe upper side of the guard-block, and is thereby securely retained inplace when the gun is assembled.

The catch-lever G6, designated in a general way as the magazine-catchaforesaid, has on the forward side thereof a catch, or hook, '78, forengaging with the magazine when this is inserted into itsreceivingchamber. The lower end of said catch-lever GG is extendeddownward and rearwardly to project a short distance within the spacowithin the trigger-guard 80, which guard joins at its front end thefront portion of the guard-block, and at its rearward end joins thestrap (52 thereof, the guard being generally and preferably madeintegral with the other portions ofthe guard-block.

The vmortise 8l of the guard-block iso extended backward into the strap62 thereof to receive the trigger 82, which is pivoted at 83,

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and whose upper end 84 connects with, the

arm 85 of the sear 39, which is pivoted at 86 in ears, as 88, formed onthe guard-block rlhe stop 89 on the scar limits the upward movement ofthe sear by striking against the face 90 of the guarddiloclr. The'rearward end 38 of the scar is shaped to engage the lower end 27 oftheringfpinarm 26 when this is moved forward and during the closingincrement of the boit.

For retracting lthe seargtjhe senr-spring in inserted thereunder, havingits end J5 working in a notch, 96 formed in the secr s ber to leave roomfor t A.

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a suitable gun-'frame and with tbc sliding bolt,

of a magazine adapted for receiving two columns of cartridges, sidebyeide, ae described, and a double stepped spring-actuated follower,t'or independently supporting' said columns ci cartridges at differentbeiglits, the upper step of said follower projecting into thc path ofthe bolton the removal of the last remaining cartridge from tbe lowerstep of the follower, substantially and for tbe purpose described.

3. In a magazin e-gnn, theeombination with the gun-frame and with thesliding bolt, of a magazine, substantially as described, adapted forreceiving two columns of cartridges, side by side, an ejector pivotallysecured in the gun-frameand lying norn'ialljY below the bolt and in aposition between the columns ot eartridgeeattbe rearward end thereof andbelow tbe line of the extracted sl1ell,a do uble-stepped springaetnatedfollower contained in said magazine and constructed for supporting twocolumns of ca tridgee, side by side, and adapted for elevating thecartridges ot' each column at each eide of the ejector alternately intoposition to be alternately engaged by the bolt in its forward movement',ano i .enne for actuating the ejector for tin-owing ont the extractedshell, substantially as described.

Ll. in a magazine-gun, the combination with a bolt-mechaniem,substantially as described, having tbe sliding bolt, of ning zinecaseconstructed tor containing two of cart1idges,eide by Side,-meane forelevating rows of cartridges s imnli'anoonely bntindependently atditi'erent relative elevations, tlie inclined gnide-face 50 andinwardly-projecting lips 187, 188, at the forward end of Vthe magazine,all combined and enacting?, Substantially as described and for thepurpose speeiiied.

5. ln a magazine gnu, tlie combination with the gun-frame, ot inemagazine having its sides turned inward their upper ends to form lips,as described, to prevent tlie exit of more than one cartridge at a time,double stepped follower capable of containingtwo columns ot'cart-riclges,eide by sido, in different planen, a spring to actnate saidfollower, and the catch-lever 6G to engage the magazine and bold thesaine within the gnn-framo,sub stantially as described.

G. In a magazine-gun, the combination with the gun-frame and with tbeslidingbolt, of the magazine open at its upper and lower ends andliaving tbeinwardly projected flanges at its lower end to support thefollower-open eratingepring, and llaving theoppositelydisposed sidelineat its upper rearward end,snb etantially parallel to eacli other, andthe oppositely disposed side lips at its upper torward end,substantially as and for the purpose eet forth, the double-steppedfollower constructed to snpport two columns ot' cartridges eide by eidein different planes, the i2-shaped spring supporting said follower'andbai/ing its lower ends secured in the bottoni iianges of the magazine,substantially as described. j

'7. The combination with tire r zine-case, of the follower L having thetwo y ngitndinal steps 181, 185, and 'having its side edges-under-lappedto form grooves 182, 183, to receive tlie ends of thefolloweractuating-spring S, and the Z-vsbaped follower-actualing-Springhaving its terminal arms bent outwardly and engaging tbe grooves in thefollower, substantially as described.

S. In a magazine-gun,tlie combination with the gun-fraine, its receiverand Sliding-bolt, of a magazine removably held in place in said receiverby a spring-actuated catch and hav-- ing at its upper endinwardly-turned lips or flanges whose adjacent edges are sniilcientlyclose together as to-prevent the passage between tliem of more than onecartridge, a cartridge-supporting follower having elevated longitudinalportion orstep in vertical aligm ment with, and of less width than, thespace bet-Ween tbe lips at the upper end of the zine, said followerbeing adapted forsuppoit-y ing two columns of cartridges in differentpla-nes and to have its elevated etepportion projected tlirongii tlienpriercnd of the ma zinc in iront of the Sliding bolt wlien tile laatcartridge is removed therefrom, and mee for elevating said follower,substantially described. Y

9. ln a magazine-gun, the combination with the gun-frame, or themagazine removably secured thereto and having a contracted dia-koliargeopening or month at its upper end and inwardly projected flangesat its lowerend, the cartridge-eupporting follower of a widthsubstantially equal to tbe internal width oi' tbe magazine and havingthe elevated :step 185 in substantial alignment with the mouth ot' thefollower and having the loops or slots 182, 183 on its outer edges, saidfollower being capable ot supporting two columns of cartridges inditt'erent planes, and a .l-s1 aped follower-actnatingepring, comprisingthe two parallel upper arme, 174-, having their free ends bent outwardlyand seated in the loops or slots in the followeigthe two lower parallelarms,175, tix'ed at their lower ends in tbe tom flanges ot' tbemagazine, the two intermediate arme, 173', and spring coils connectingSaid intermediate arms with the terminalarms, substantially asdescribed.

JAMES l.

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